Disclosed are a washing machine (1) and a rotating drum (200) for a washing machine. The washing machine (1) comprises: a cabinet (100); a rotating drum (200), the rotating drum (200) being rotatably provided in the cabinet (100) and comprising: a drum body (210), and a water discharge cover (220), the water discharge cover (220) being provided around the drum body (210) in a circumferential direction of the drum body (210), a water discharge channel (240) being formed between the drum body (210) and the water discharge cover (220), and liquid spinning out of the drum body (210) being guided by the water discharge cover (220) to the water discharge channel (240); and a pulsator (300), the pulsator (300) being rotatably provided in the drum body (210).